Porcelain or enamel-iron soap cup



` 2 .Sheets-Sheet 1 Feb. 12, 1929.

' P. MUELLR PORCELAIN OR ENAMEL IRON SOAP CUP Filed oct. 17, 1924 Feb. 12, 1929.

P. MUELLER PORCELAIN OR ENAMEL IRON SOAP CUP 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 17. 19244 Patented Feb. 12, 1929.

, UNiTi-:D STATES I v1,701,690 PATENT; oFFicE.

:PHILIP MUELLER, E nEoA'rUR, ILLINOIS, AssIGNoR rro AIioLPrI MUELLEE, TRUSTEE,

y Y or DECATUR, ILLINoIs PORCELAIN on ENAME,Lr-'IRONsoAID our.

Application filed. October 17, 1924'. SeriarNo. 744,172.

The present invention relates to lavatory fixtures and supporting means therefor, and has for its object to provide means for securing a `fixture to a flat wall, or other support in any desired location, in such manner as to give a snug, sanitary tit against the wall, and hold it irmly and secure it against movement, except when it is desired to unseat it for purposes oi: repair,replacement, or the like.

As an example of a fixture of this kind, a soap cup is shown and described, but the invention may .be applied to other fixtures.

More particularly, the invention is designed for use with porcelain 'soap cups, so that a cup of this character may be mounted in a lavatory, either upon a finished wall, or

upon a finished lavatory slab or member, with the securing parts so disposed that they will be entirely concealed, andl sealed and protected from contaminating and unsanitary drip, with no unsightly or exposed fastening members. Furthermore, the arrangement is such that while the cup will be securely mounted, it can be readily removed when the necessity arises.

1n the drawings herewith, I have shown an embodiment of my invention, but itwill be understood that this illustration is in no sense restrictive, as variations in structure andldesign may be made and still be within the vrange of my invention.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a view in vertical section of a support with my novel soap dish and securing o means mounted thereon.

Fig; 2 is a view in plan with partio'i' the structure in section of the development shown n in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view in rear elevation of my improved soap dish.

Fig. 4 is a view 1n elevation oi one ofthe securing members ofthe fixture.

Fig. 5 is a view in vertical section of thel member shown in Fig. 4.

r Figs. (Sand 7 are an elevation and a vertical section respectively, of the other securing member of the fixture.

Referring to the drawings by numbers, like numbers indicating like parts in the several views, 10 denotes a support or wall upon which the cup is to be secured. The construction of this wall may vary, but in the present instance, it is shown as provided with a finished surface 11 which may be tiling, or other suitable nish. The soap cup 12 is here shown as formed of porcelain, although obviously other materials may be used. It comprises the cup proper, and a back member 13. The cup proper is ot not unusual shape, and Ahas the ribs 111 to .support the cake of soap, the drip openings 15 alternating with the ribs so as to give proper drainage, yand the central opening 15 will preferably be enlarged to give a finger hole to lift the soap,- if it should adhere to the cup, or be difficult to grasp from above. 1 f

The back 13 of the cup has a shallow recess, as shown at 16, so as to leave a ilat marginal edge 1.7 extending around the entire back,

with the exception oic the point where this is broken by a recess 1S,

lis desirable from a sanitary standpoint.

The backy 13, which isfof considerable thiclrness, as shown,has formedrtherein, in addition to the shallow recessl, the relatively Adeep recess 18 heretofore'referred to, thisre cess 18 having undercutandoutwardly converging top and side walls, and is open at the f bottom.

The said recess 18 is designed to re ceive one member 19 of the securing means, this member 19 consisting of a metalhanger plate having depending legs 20, and provided with the' marginal kflange 21.y yThe member 19 has the inclined wall 22, soas to give a wedgelilre formation in vertical section, as shown in Figure r5. This'results, when the member 19 s is in place, in therecess 18in providing a .substantially wedge-'shaped space between the inclinedwall 22 of the member 19 and the vertical wall of the recess 18. y

The member 19 will be secured in place in the uiidercutrecess 18 inthe back 13 of the cup, as by a body of cement 20a, andthe shape of the walls of said recess and the member 19, togetherwiththe flange `21, ensures a positive interlock of the parts, as will be clear from the assembly shown in Figs. 1 and 2. l

With the member 19 set in the recess 18 in the back of the cup, as described, there will be provided an open-bottomed recess in the member 19, terminating at its top in the wedge-shaped pocket formed by the inclined wall 22 and the vertical wall of the cup, as

heretofore stated. This recess is designed to receive the other securing member 23 of the fixture, which may also be of metal, said member 23 comprising a wall plate having a counter-sunk aperture 24, and a centering flange 25 surrounding said aperture on the opposite side of the plate. The upper end of the plate 23 is wedge-shaped, as shown, and has preferably a transverse rib 26, or its equivalent, on its face.

The said securing member 23 may be held in place in any suitable manner, but, as here shown, is fastened to the wall r support by means of a toggle bolt, the screw member 27 of which is passed through the aperture 24 in the securing member 23, the swing member 28 being then threaded on to the bolt, after which the toggle member may be passed through the aperture 29 in the wall, the swing member brought to binding position, and the screw 27 set up, firmly securing the securing member 23 in place. Preferably the flange will be provided to enter the aperture 80 in the finishing face of the wall, so as to close the same, and center and steady the parts, a washer 31 being preferably placed on the flange 25 and interposed between the wall 11 and the face of the member 23.

llVith the securing member 23 thus firmly fixed to the wall,thesoap dish maybe dropped into place, as shown in Fig. 1, with its member 19 wedged down against the rib 26 on the member 23. It will be observed that this ribbed face gives a line engagement between the parts so that there will be a locking and automatic adjustment to compensate for any slight inequalities between the rcontacting Vsurfaces of the wall 11 and the back of the The tendency is, of course, for the v dish. dish to wedge tightly to the wall at all times, and there can be no movement .of the dish, except in a vertical direction when it is desired to unseat it. It will be observed that the member23`, as illustrated in Fig. 2, and in dotted lines in Fig. 4, fits snugly the side wallsV of the member 19, so that no lateral shift or play is permitted. Y

From the foregoing, it'will be seen that a construction is provided which may be readily attached at any point in a wall; by means of which the soap dish may be snugly held to the surface of the support, with the securing parts so interloclred that they cannot be displaced by horizontal pull; and in which all of the means for securing the dish are concealed, and also protected from drip, so that a sanitary condition is at all times preserved.

Such changes as are within the range of mechanical skill, or as consist of mere adaptations ofl equivalent mechanical expediente for those here shown may be made and still be within'th'e'purview of my invention.

I claim1- c 1. The combination of a vitreous lavatory fixture having a recessed wall engaging portion, a metal plate fastened in said recess and having a' downwardly projecting projection with an inclined inner face forming with the wall of said recess a wedge-shaped space, and a metal support adapted to enter said recess with itsupper end wedged into the space between said projection and the wall of said recess;

v2. The combination of a vitreous lavatory fixture having a recessed wallengaging portion, of a metal plate fitted into said recess and having an inclined wall formingwith the wall of said recess a wedge-shaped space, a wedge shaped support adapted to enter said recess with its upper and end engaged in the wedge shaped space between said projection and the wall of the recess.

. 3. The combination of a vitreous lavatory fixture having a recessed wall engaging portion, a metal plate mounted in said recess, aI projection at the upper end of said plate having an inclined rear face forming with the wall ofthe recess a wedge-shaped space, and a support adapted to engage the centrally disposed opening in said plate with its upper end wedged between said inclined wall and the wall of the recess.

4. The combination vof a vitreous lavatory fixture having a wall engaging port-ion provided with an open ended undercut recess; a metal plate ofsubstantially inverted U-shape mounted in said recess and having at` one end an linclined `face forming, with the wall of the recess, a wedge shaped space; and a support having' a substantially wedge-shaped upper end adapted to'enter between the legs of said U-shaped-plate with its upper end in -the wedge-'shaped spacey between said in- PHILIP MUELLER. 

